How To Install kodi-pvr-nextpvr on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-nextpvr on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kodi-pvr-nextpvr
kodi-pvr-nextpvr is:
This package contains the NextPVR PVR (Personal Video Recorder) Addon for Kodi, the award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media
NextPVR is a free Personal Video Recorder (PVR) application for Microsoft Windows.
NextPVR supports a wide range of digital tuners including DVB-S/S2, DVB- T/T2, DVB-C, DMB-T, ATSC and QAM. NextPVR also supports specialist component/HDMI capture devices (like the Hauppauge HDPVR, HDPVR2 and Colossus), and Copy-Freely devices (like the Hauppauge DCR-2650 and HDHomeRun Prime). NextPVR supports all broadcast codec’s including: MPEG- 2 and H.264 video, and MPEG1 Layer II, AC3, E-AC3, AAC, HE-AAC audio.
There are three methods to install kodi-pvr-nextpvr on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kodi-pvr-nextpvr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-nextpvr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kodi-pvr-nextpvr
Install kodi-pvr-nextpvr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-nextpvr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kodi-pvr-nextpvr
Install kodi-pvr-nextpvr Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-nextpvr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kodi-pvr-nextpvr
How To Uninstall kodi-pvr-nextpvr on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kodi-pvr-nextpvr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kodi-pvr-nextpvr
Uninstall kodi-pvr-nextpvr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kodi-pvr-nextpvr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-pvr-nextpvr
Remove kodi-pvr-nextpvr Configurations and Data
To remove kodi-pvr-nextpvr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-pvr-nextpvr
Remove kodi-pvr-nextpvr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kodi-pvr-nextpvr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-pvr-nextpvr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-nextpvr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
